Voivod Cancel Live Dates For Medical Reasons

02/19/2013.

Voivod have been forced to postpone their upcoming live plans so frontman Snake (Denis Belanger) can recover from a medical procedure.

Snake has undergone a procedure to treat Diverticulitis, which the U.S. National Library of Medicine lists as "small, bulging sacs or pouches of the inner lining of the intestine (diverticulosis) that become inflamed or infected. Most often, these pouches are in the large intestine (colon)."

The band had this to say, "Voivod has had to postpone any shows for the immediate future as Snake needs four-six weeks rest due to a procedure for diverticulitis, a common digestive disease.

"This affects the MS Benefit in Ottawa and the SXSW shows, this should not affect the Santiago, Chile MetalFest appearance in April More tour news to be announced shortly."